Hiccups are sudden movements or repeated spasms of the diaphragm that you can’t control. This sudden inhalation is what ...

Hiccups are repeated spasms or sudden movements of the diaphragm that are, naturally, outside your control. The spasms cause your vocal cords to close, producing the characteristic “hic” sound ...

For humans, it offers no useful value, only an often embarrassing case of hiccups. OK, first of all: this actually happens very, very rarely, so please don’t panic. Charles Osborne from Iowa ...

The intense flavour and acidity can stimulate nerves and stop hiccups Lie down, turn your head to one side, and gently massage the carotid artery in your neck for 5–10 seconds to stimulate nerves ...

Or you could try and give yourself a fright. But, hiccups are very hard to study and even harder to induce, so while the mechanism seems obvious many of these ‘cures’ don’t have a vast ...

Hiccups are a part of life, but a Wisconsin doctor believes they may be closer to an actual cure. "We don't really know exactly how common hiccups are because they are so common," Dr. Stephen ...